Afghanistan’s public executions reveal fear-based grip of Taliban

Afghanistan (MNN) — Four men were publicly executed in Afghanistan earlier this month, as ordered by the Supreme Court of that country. Nehemiah with FMI says interpretation of Islamic law paints the death of these men, accused of murder and robbery, as a carrying out of justice. Seen from another light: “They have sparked global concern and been condemned over the harsh and non-transparent judicial practices,” he says. Public execution, which had nearly vanished during the previous government,